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[callmeaprincess]

[Confirmed. This is one of those times when Jasmine hates being right. In Agrabah, only one person was the source of corruption - but for an entire royal family to encourage such ruthlessness, and with Zuko's own father at the centre of it all...

Not to mention what it did to Azula. She has no scar on her face, but she wonders how much deeper, and more raw, the scar in her heart must be.

She puts her free hand over her cheek, to mirror Zuko and reflect his pain. She leaves it there as she processes everything.]

I'm so sorry. Even if you spoke out of turn, no one - let alone a child - deserves such punishment. That's not discipline, just... cruelty. Overcoming that, and exuding your kindness now, shows unbelievable resilience.

No wonder Azula behaves with arrogance, when she was taught all her life that she's the best. If you've replaced your father now, then she must be the last trace of his influence... and the most hurt from it.

[restoredhonor]

The greatest kindness my father ever showed me was burning my eye and banishing me.

[ And Zuko believes that. ]

She is. I don't know what her problem here is, but father was not kind to her, nor did he care about her, only what she could bring to him. He tried to brand himself the Phoenix King, by burning down the Earth Kingdom. We stopped him, but whatever happened before he left the Calderon broke something in Azula. She had everything she ever wanted and yet had nothing.

[callmeaprincess]

[The comment makes her wince; she understands why he would say that, because it means the idealism of his father was broken sooner, but it's a process no one should ever have to endure.

The war crimes... it's almost haunting how used to that knowledge she became after being stuck here with Azula for so long. But one thing that was always clear to her was how much she pushed her family away - her mother in the memory she saw, Zuko despite all of the months here, her uncle... except perhaps her father, the supposed closest person to her. But if he was invading elsewhere while his daughter was at home, and she was as upset as her brother claims now, then that leaves her with a very haunting conclusion.]

Was she alone?

[restoredhonor]

[ He nods. ]

Father was attempting to burn the Earth Kingdoms to the ground and fighting the Avatar. No one but servants around. By that time, she'd imprisoned her two friends, Mai and Ty Lee.